Defending Model
A financial model built by starting from a desired price target (often the current price plus a comfortable upside) and reverse-engineering assumptions until the math produces that number. Defending models look identical to exploring models from the output alone but are structurally unreliable because the analyst tuned inputs to confirm a conclusion rather than to characterize the business. The diagnostic is workflow order: defending models start with a target and tune inputs; exploring models start with sourced inputs and read whatever output emerges.
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Ambiguity Aversion · Anchored Assumption · Asset Beta · Bank ROE Spread · Banker Pitch Deck · Beta
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